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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Dao

Ancient Chinese Thought in Modern American Life
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This highly original work introduces the ideas and arguments of the ancient Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Daoism to some of the most intractable social issues of modern American life, including abortion, gay marriage, and assisted suicide. Introduces the precepts of ancient Chinese philosophers to issues they could not have anticipated Relates Daoist and Confucian ideas to problems across the arc of modern human life, from birth to death Provides general readers with a fascinating introduction to Chinese philosophy, and its continued relevance Offers a fresh perspective on highly controversial American debates, including abortion, stem cell research, and assisted suicide

Author Biography:

Sam Crane is Professor of Political Science and Chair ofthe Department of Political Science at Williams College, USA.Conversant in Mandarin, which he began learning while researchinghis doctoral thesis in the 1980s, he first visited China in 1983,and is a former faculty member of the John Hopkins academic campusin Nanjing. Author of The Political Economy of China sSpecial Economic Zones (1990), The Theoretical Evolution ofInternational Political Economy (1991), and the highly personalAidan s Way: The Story of a Boy s Life and aFather s Journey (2003), about life with his profoundlydisabled son, Crane has long been fascinated by ancient Chinesephilosophy, particularly the classical texts of the pre-imperialera.
Release date NZ
October 11th, 2013
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Original author Sam Crane
Pages
216
Dimensions
155x229x10
ISBN-13
9781118656419
Product ID
21235804

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